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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

The spring election will take place three
weeks from next Monday. Township COM
mttees should send in their caucus notices
in good season, 30 that the people may
know when and where they are to be held.
1t is also high time for republicans to be
considering who is the best man to place at
the head of their township ticket. Remem-
Der that every township i'll the county was
carried by the republican party at the last
election. There is no sense nor reason in
having an opposition board of supervisors in
this the banner republican county of the
state. Republicans, select your best and
strongest men for supervisors and then stand
up for them manfully and elect them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

The amendment campaign must necessa-
rily be short, and it certainly will be decisive
for some time to come, whatever may be the
result 1t also promises to be sharp. Al
ready the friends of the measure are holding
meetings all over the state, realizing that
their opponents are on the alert and that the
victory cannot DO won without vigorous
effort. We would suggest that the most
promising field for work is where majority
of the people are in favor of the ratification
of the amendment. II is easier by far to
make converts from the minority to the
majority than from the majority to the
minority.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

THE Mormon bill recently passed by con
gress is we'll calculated to strike a deadly
blow at the "twin relic" Too bad. though,
to prosecute people for their religious (0
practices. When a man believes he is doing
Gods service by having dozen wives, more
or less, it is great pity that our great big
Uncle Sam should make him respect common
decency and devote himself exclusively to
one woman. There is one thing, however,
that the saints can do; when they get tired
OF one woman, they can remove to Michigan,
where divorces come easy, gel rid of her and
marry another one. That might not be
quite equal to polygamy, but it is the next
best thing we can recommend to them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

THERE are some things about the demo
cratic platform denoting genuine humor.
For instance; I'VE congratulate the democ-
racy of Michigan upon the benefcent reform
they have effected in our supreme court
This paragraph, when one considers that il
was written in downright earnest. is so
funny that its faulty construction ought to
be passed by without criticism. Had it en-
anated from any other source than the dem
ocratic party, it would be considered as the
sharpest irony and most singing sarcasm.
Compare the supreme court of Michigan as
it was when it was made up of such eminent
and renowned jurists as CAMPBELL, COOLEY,
CHRrsTANcr and GRAVES with the same
court as it is now constituted. Reform in
deed Again; eve renew the pledges of
those platforms of the determination of the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09


one hundred and fourteen persons admitted
to tho Jail, seventy we're for drunkenness or
we're of drinking habits. This does not
include a number of cases of assaults and
batteries which, without doubt, should be
counted in, as it ia well known that such
cases are almost invariably the result of the
use of liquor.
The committee was enabled To arrive at
tolerably accurate estimate of the cost to
the people of two recent crimes that were
directly chargeable to the drink evil-the
Labadie case and the Allen case. The ex-
pense of the Labadie trial was about $3.50
something over that amount, az there are
some items not yet brought in-and the end
il not yet, the case being on its way to the
supreme court, which will add largely to the
expense. Should that court order a new
Gated. The trial of the Allen case cost the
people about $4OO. This includes only the
trial of the son, the father being still in Jail
awaiting trial and boarding at the expense of
it will be entirely safe to put the total expense
to the people in the neighborhood of 81 900.
If it were practicable to arrive at an accu-
rate estimate of the cost imposed upon the
people by the liquor traffic, it would. without
doubt, be found largely in excess of the
revenue derived from the traffic, which has
averaged in this county, for the last ten
years, about $4,000 per year. This sum has
been placed in the several village treasures
of the county and has been of no direct ben
eft to the farmers, who have been heavily
taxed all during all these years, to pay the
additional expense of the many prosecutions
due to the use of Intoxicating drinks. If we
were to add TO this the cost of maintaining
at public expense those who have become a
public charge by reason of the traffic, the
amount would be enormously increased.
There is no foundation for the selfish finan-
cial argument that is adduced in favor of q
continuation of the traffic.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

WE were told that, if prohibition amend
1nent should be submitted, liquor dealers
would be found supporting it in a body, be-
cause it would relieve their business from
burdensome taxation, and that prohibition
meant Stree whiskey" and they could keep
right on doing business without paying for
the privilege. Such prediction has not
been verified; on the contrary, wo find liquor
dealers and manufacturers banded together,
raising large amounts of money and using ev-
cry effort to defeat the amendment. And yet. at
the same time, they pretend 10 believe that
ratification of the amendment will not stop
their business and are circulating among the
people large quantities of documents antag-
onizing the amendment for the avowed rea-
son that, as they say, il means free whiskey"
1t is hardly probable that they would prefer
a system that imposes heavy tax on their
business TO one that will have no restraining
influence. The argument does not agree with
their practice They are not so philanthropio
as TO be willing to pay heavy tax on bus
mess they might carry on free from all such
expense. Prohibition does not mean free
whiskey and they are shrewd enough to
realize and understand that fact.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

AMONG the questions asked at the recent
examination of teachers held at Bangor was
the following; How can territory become
a state?" That was a pretty hard conun-
drum. considering the various different ways
in which that result has been accomplished.
Had the question been, "How can a territory
not become q state2" il would have been
easy to answer. All that is necessary in such
case is for the electors of territory to vote
tho republican ticket and knock for adrnis-
sion at the doors of a democratic house
Dakota people all know the right answer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

ANOTHER constitutional amendment-the
third one--is to be submitted TO vote of
the people at the approaching election. Its
effect, if adopted, will be to allow the citizens
of the Saginaw circuit to elect more than
one circuit judge. 1t is of no particular
interest to other localities Probably they
need an additional judge and ought 10 have
the privilege of electing such officer if they
so desire.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

NOBODY will be greatly surprised at the
congressman elect for the first district of
Michigan, that no is opposed to prohibition.
He has made many successful attempts at
putting down the liquor itself, but does not
want to put down the entire traffic. Too big
q lob. even for democratic congressman.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09
Their BUSINESS Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused such a
general revival of trade at Covert d Bartram's
Drug Store as their giving away to their Gus
toners of 30 many free trial bottles of DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
Their trade is simply enormous in this very
valuable article from the fact that it always
cures and never disappoints. Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Group and all throat
and lung diseases quickly cured. You can
test it before buying by getting trial bottle
free, large size 81. Every bottle warranted.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

The democratic swain has kicked its green
back spouse out of bed. Any court in the
land would recognize such treatment as a
legal cause for divorce q etno,slo asastI
g,0pif
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09
The senatorial deadlock in the New Jersey

The senatorial deadlock ia the New Jersey
legislature was ended by the action of the
republicans, who voted for RUFUS BLoDGETr
and. by the aid Of four democratic votes,
secured his election. Mr.. BLoDGRrT is a
protection democrat and, seeing the hope
lessness of electing member of their own
party, the republicans voted for him in order
TO defeat Governor ABBETr who was pecul-
iarly obnoxious to them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

VINO ever heard of CAMP, the man whom
the democratic party selected as its candi-
date for Justice of the supreme court for ten
years2 He may be a very wise man, but he
through "CAMP-ing on his trail
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

HEsRy WAND BErcHEs, the great preacher
of the nineteenth century, died at his home
in Brooklyn on Tuesday, the 9th INIT, at
$50 a. M, from the effects of stroke of
apoplexy. His was one of the brightest, if
not the brightest, intellects that America has
ever produced. His ministry extended over
half century, forty years of which was
with his Brooklyn people.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

The river and harbor bill was passed by
both houses and pocket vetoed 10y the presi-
dent. Meanwhile. the half finished public
works along the sea-board and around the
great lakes will continue 10 go to ruin and
decay, and the laboring men of the country,
who might and should have been employed
thereon, can thank the president for their
enforced idleness.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

the democratic party asked for bread
and he gave them a stone," is the terse way in
which the democratic New York Sun sums
up the results of the administration of Pres
dent CLEVELAND for its first two years.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

ANrI-prohibitonists will make all they can
out of the financial argument. But if it
was yoar boy who was being ruined by the
traffic, the amount OF taxes paid into the
public treasury would afford you but little
consolation. Remember that it is always
somebody's boy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles or no pay required. II IL guaran-
teed TO give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale 10y Covert & Bartram.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

THE plank of the democratic state platform
referring to the position of the democratic
party on the question Of the adoption of the
prohibitory amendment reads as follows: -
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

TIM TARsNEY got his SAGINAW

TIM TARsSEY got his Saginaw public
building bill through congress, but it failed
TO receive King Growers signature and TIN
mourns and refuses TO be comforted. He
has been peculiarly unfortunate in his
schemes for advancing the interests of his
district and so laying the foundation for his
own future political preferment.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09
Republican Ticket.

For Justice of the Supreme Court dong term,
CHARLES ID. LONG of Genesee.
For Justice of the Supreme Court (short terml-
JAMES v. CAMPBELL of Wayne.
For Regents OF the State University
CHARLES w. HEBARD OF Baraga.
ROGER w. BUTTERfIELD OF Kent
For Circuit Judge, 9th Judicial Circuit
GEORGE M. BUCK of Kalamazoo.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

Ir will be a Lone time before the nominee
of the democratic party has AN opportunity
10 CAMP on the supreme bench.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09

Tied, on the 4th instant at midday, the
10th congress. Slight will be the sorrow
and few the tears shed over its grave.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09
T.. SMITH ~ co.

p. ST. want to buy 1000 bushels of corn.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-09
LONG BRICK STORE!

The whole world should know that +.
SMITH 81 CO. is now opening for the in
spection of the public, az his Spacious store
Room, an entire New and Beautiful Stock of
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-15
PERSONAL.

Miss S~itgrea,os is visiting in Rock
Hill.
Miss Annie Simpson is visiting in
S~pattanburg.
Mrs. Edgar Owens of Clinton, is Wis
itinS friends here.
Mrs. Wilson Of Nowberry, is visiting
relatives in W
Miss Lulu Pitts Is visiting Misses
wheeler Of Newbarry.
Mr.. CT. Whittcn visited his family
at Ninety Six last week.
Mrs. Harrington is spending some
time with relatives here.
Commissioner Bonham and Supcrin.
tcndant Starr were in town last wcck.
Col. John p. Thomas is now editor ol
the Register, rice Jno. w. II. Pope re.
signed.
F.. p. McGowAN ESQ, has kindly con.
scrtcd to.prcside in the sanctum sancto.
run ofTHE ADVERTISER next week.
Mason T.. Copeland Esq, has moved
to l.aurcns for the purpose of practicinp
law. He is n graduate Of the South Car
DINA college and tho South Carolina Law
School, and n young man of great prom,
Use. We extend to him n cordial wei
come, and bcspcak Il brilliant career
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-15
Our Female College.

Never before probably, since the war;
since tho timo when moro thar two
hundred young ladies were pupils of the
Laurcnsville Female College, has this
institution started out with more OH
c~ouraging prospects, The nov Prcsi-
dent, Prof. w. NJ. McCaslan, Is we'll
known to our citizens as n man of irrc-
Observation-Disclosures, Il ripe scholar and
Il teacher of ample experience. Ho re-
signed the Presidency of the Piedmont
Institute, where, were enrolled nearly
two hundred pupils, to accept this posi-
ton, II he moves to Lnurcns with his
family to become permanently iuenti-
fed with our people. lie has secured
an exceptionally fine corps OF teachers
and if our homo people will only forget
whatever disagrccmcnts and ~prcjudiccs
that may have existed towards this
school in the past, and rally now to it's
aid; if they will give the ~patronngcit de-
serN cS, there is no reason why, even ,iu-
ring the first year Of Prof. McCaslan's
administration we may not have Il school
ut Iaurcns of which tho town, tho coun
ty, tho state, may be justly proud. Tho
bright prospects now before our town
makes the success of this institution inn
pcratiyc.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-15
Dots from Cross Hill.
Thrown from a Mulo.--Thr,shlnz brain.
Thrifty Farmers a1d Thriving Crops.

Mrs. Mary w. Watts, an aged M
remarkably pious lady, died on the
4th, leaving five children, twenty
six grand children and sixteen
great grand children. She was the
widow of Elihu Watts. Her only
brother, DR.. w. III. Griffin Of OPEL.
ka, Ala, having been summoned,
with n true brotherly love that
counted neither cost nor distance,
FASTENED to her bedside and re-
manned until she wont down ITO
the dark valley.
Mr.. VI. NJ. league received n toll
egram on Friday cyening from
Johnson informing MIN that his
brother DR.. III. league was dead
died suddenly ofncart disease.
He started at once and has not re-
turned at this writing.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-15
Our Power Packet.
NICOLA.

We have had heavy rails thi,
week.
Mr. Wclbornc informs us that
during the rain on Tuesday even
ing 3lst inst, the tightening struck
seven telegraph posts near his house
on the q. l.. Railroad. Two of the
posts split to pieces and one glass:
bursied.
a burglar entered the house of
Mr. Tandy Babb ~ few nights ago,
and picked up some things, among
other things got the pants contain
ing knife keys and pocket-book.
The burglar hardly got pay for his
trouble as the pocket-bOok only had
ten cent I'm it, two and u half cents
more than "Murral" got for killing
q man.
lhe Rev. G.. l.. Knight, who has
lately returned from the T%he0logi-
cal Seminary at Louisville Ky, Is
visiting friends ut this place. lie
looks well and seems eager to work
in the "Mastcrs" vineyard.
We attended the Union meeting
at Rabun embracing the fifth Sun
day in May. Although it bciug the
busy season Of the ycarthe church
cs composing t he union we're all
represented by n delegation of
members. TIE queries werc well
argued and satisfactorily answered.
The Rnbun people are progress :
ing socially and intellectually. They
have a flourisling church, Sunday
school, day school, md literary so
ciety. In fact they move with the
times that DON'T stand still any
more than the earth does.
They are already reaping the
fruit OF their labor. Young men
who FIVE or six years ago were only
little boys in school, arc now talk.
ing, featuring and pra, ing i'm public
equal TO Thcolog's and even the lit.
tie ba%rc-footed boys reaching M
and holding to thu hymnbOoks and
singing with the old men.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-15
Happenings Around Waterloo.

misunderstanding, Amputation Necessary;
Caused by a Rat ite.--oounselling the
Council Base Ball.--rwo Tr9ats--col.
Rice'B Speech and Maj. Anderson's Bar.
becue on the LIST prox.--A carload Of cat
tie for Columbia.
Mr. Claud Floyd, one of the young
men from this place who has been
attending school at Spartanburg,
has returned home.
Col. b. ID. Cunningham OF IIaur-
ems, who has been rusticating at his
old home, Rosemont, has returned
to his arduous duties.
Mrs c. j. Hunt of L%aurens, who
mas been spending some time here
with relatives, has returned home.
Miss Wyche Wilbur, one of the
young ladies of this place, Is visit
ing relatives IL Abbeville.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-15
Mr.. Fred Nance, an industrious
an highly respected gentleman liy-

Mr.. Fred Nance, an industrious
an highly respected gentleman liv-
ing at Spring Grove, was very pain
fully if not seriously hurt q few
days since by Il mule which he was
riding from work. The auimal
FRO somcm cause became Tighten
ed and threw him, falling lie be-
camccntangled in the gear. The
mule did not run but commenced
turning around and Kicking furious
~, 80 that it vas with difficulty Mr.
Nance was c%Xtricatcd from his OK
trcmely pcrilous situation.
Mr.. Young. the artist who has had
his tent pitched here for some time,
leaves us to day, the 18th. lie is re-
gnrdcd rs an artist Of more than
ordinary skill and Il gentleman.
We wish him abundant
I%hreshing begins to day i'm II
ncighborhoOd.
Never saw crops look better at
this time of the year.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-15
The state In Brief.

Tho NorkvillC Enquirer names Col. y.
Coward for tho Presidency of tho South
Carolina College.
The explosion of n dynamite cartridge
at Winnsboro still remains n mystery rs
to it's purpose or pcrpctrator,
y lot ofuncla!mcG freight will be sold
in Sumter in July. a carload of Ala
bama brick is among the collection.
Mr. Marklcy, tho now lcsscc Of the
Columbia Hosiery Mill, will employ
about three hundred convictS ut his
works.
Rcv. j. G. Kilgo is holding revival SER
vices at Rock Kill this week. lie is as
sisted by Rev. III. +. Crictzyurg Of Chcs-
ter.
Tho canvass for subscriptions for the
proposed cotton factory ut Columb ia is
meeting with much encouragement.
t is now definitely settled that the
route Of tho three C's o bed will be
b ,twccn Yorkvillo and Rock Hill, cross
,:ic rlyer Mt Clin:on's ferry.
The contractors for the new water
works at Sumter have thrown up tho
contract, az the water has been pro-
nounccd unfit for drinking purposes.
S. B, Lumpkin, railroad agent at Chcs-
ter, has beer removed on the charge of
cxacting different rates of carriage from
various shippers at that place.
The Manning Times wants tho report
cd marriage of Il white woman to n negro
man ut that place investigated. \ min
lister of the \. NJ. =. church at Sumter,
~ said to have performed tho ceremony
for them.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-15

their opponents in Open, manly
combat, they don't hesitate to re.
sort t any undcrhand means, how
ever mean and contemplate, even
to the willful slandcrlng Of the tenn
pcrance leaders, in order to weak
en- their influence and throw dis
credit upon the cause.
Rut it wont work. If any honest
man will walk over the impovcr-
ishcd farm of Laurcns county, and
then make an estimate OF how
many thousand OfdOllnrS these inn
pOvcrishcd farms contribute year
~ to support the saloons Of the
towns, and then say that whiskcy
is n blessing | tell him plainly that
he speaks what he docs not believe.
Nine tenth Of the money that goes
to the support Of the saloons is fur
nishcd by t. G hard-working hard
living farmers, and mechanics Of
the county. And yet not one dol
lar Of it ever comes back.
What is not pockrtcd by the sa-
loon Keepers goes to cl"2n out the
cutters and improve ~" streets of
the tow, thereby savim.; its citi-
zens frOan taxation, Ia, ~ the far
mcr. it is II dead loss. Therefore
can understand how Il town-man
can corner off u poor ignorant far
mcr and attempt by subtcrfugcs,
and glasses to enlist his support,
but for Il man who is himself only
a farmer to do this | confess il be-
yond my comprehension. For n
r.Nnnljnln flrn,nr i'm nrxy T,r.r
ship 80 attempt to rally his neigh
hocs aGairst "Prohibition" when re-
ducyd to its literal meaning,
amounts simply to this: Well my
brother farmer we must assert our
rights. We have had the privilege
and have enjoyed 1t for years, of
contributing from our hald earned
money, 40 badly needed on our
farms, to help clean out the cutters
end beautify the streets OF our coun-
ty town. The right belongs to us.
| know the money is badly needed
at home, that we are working hard,
and living hard, bnt those town pco-
pie need it too, and they must have
it, even though we have to suffer
ut home.
Whcn reduced to It's plain mean
ing this is just what every farmer
must say. How can farmer, hay
ing n spcck Of manhood left, st0op
to do it. or all men in the world
the farmers should be the most
deadly set against the saloons.
lie pays all the expense and ncv-
cr receive II cent in return. And
yet strange to say many of the poor
farmers Of this county will contend
vigorously for the privilege Of still
doing so. Why don't they open
their eyes, and see what dupcs are
being made Of them: Even to
leave temperance out of the qucs-
ton why don't they assert enough
independence and manhood to say
you wont let us sell whiskcy any
where in the county, your town
CLAIMS to ~monopolize all the rights
connected with 1t, and to- use al
the money that flows from the traf
tic. We don't think this exactly
fair. If there Is any good in it, We
are as much entitled to it as you
are. Therefore as YOU insist or
rcaping MI the benefit while We
pay the expense, we have conclu
ded to assert III independence ant
vote for I'rOhibitiOn.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-06-15

AGAIN BECOME WET.-Artcr be-
ing closet for twelve months tho
saloons in Charleston, w. Va, wcro
open on Wednesday under license
granted by the county court. Un-
til - O'Clock drinks were free, but
few awaited themselves of the on
portunitN to quench their long
thirst. In fact the tliirS { has only
been supppStitious, for 81 nee 4 short
time after no license was proclaim
cd but little difficulty was had in
getting any amount or kinds Of
drink wanted. 1t was because tho
county court recognized the fact
that license was a~nir granted.
Under the non licrn-" regime
drinking vas but slightly ,~lccrcas-
ed, while the town was deprived of
$1,000, which in the unpavrd con
dition of its streets was hadly nee
dcd.